In February, Smithville Independent School District announced that our local Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) system had been fully approved by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and staff members would be eligible to receive an annual teacher allotment that would range between $5,876 and $23,283. Today, administrators visited teachers in their classrooms (and even by Facetime) to let them know they had received the TIA “Designated” status!
A total allotment amount of $271,106 is being generated this year as a result of the 25 SISD teachers receiving either a Recognized, Exemplary, or Masters designation based upon teacher and student performance data in the 2024-2025 school year. Congratulations to the following:
Brown Primary
Devon Behrens
Leanne Vinklarek
Andrea Naylor
Jessica Pack
Hailey Sherrill
Smithville Elementary
Julie Bishop
Anna Goertz
Crystal Heimann
Ariel Kunz
Brande Natal
Nikki Peacock
Crystal Saffel
Kimberly Covey
Megan Lowery
Smithville Junior High
Travis Butler
Kylie Friend
Trish Hawkins
Valerie Rodriguez
Jenny Davis
Smithville High School
Lacey Schwanke
Tessa Otten
Kevin Mahoney
Michele Broadway
Katarzyna Swank
Shannon Munson
We are thrilled to celebrate these amazing teachers and the impact they make on our students every day! You can learn more about the Texas Teacher Incentive Allotment at www.tiatexas.org and the Smithville ISD local designation system here: LINK
